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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
11,827 approved · 3,415 refused · 424 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Nov 2021 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
3 Forgecroft, Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JR
Received 25 Feb 20221 Squirrel Close, Orpington, BR6 8BF
Received 28 Mar 2024165 Ravensbourne Avenue, Bromley, BR2 0AZ
Received 24 Jan 2025Cudham Frith Farm, Grays Road, Westerham, TN16 2JB
Received 28 Apr 20256 Greatwood, Chislehurst, BR7 5HU
Received 9 Jan 202373 Dale Wood Road, Orpington, BR6 0BY
Received 15 Feb 20234 Elder Oak Close, Penge, London, SE20 8BJ
Received 7 Mar 20222 Station Cottages, Station Approach, Chelsfield, Orpington, BR6 6EU
Received 14 Nov 20229 Elham Close, Bromley, BR1 2TQ
Received 13 Dec 202214 The Chenies, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0ED
Received 18 Aug 2023Crystal Palace Park, Ledrington Road, Anerley, London
Received 3 Apr 202411 Ashfield Close, Beckenham, BR3 1SN
Received 21 Jun 202248 Kingswood Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0NF
Received 4 Apr 202565 Stanhope Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HL
Received 31 Jan 2023Highlands, 9 Oldfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LE
Received 1 Nov 20238 - 10 High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AN
Received 5 Oct 2022Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, BR1 1RW
Received 29 Nov 20236 College Road, Bromley, BR1 3NS
Received 13 Mar 2024Land At Junction With South Eden Park Road And, Bucknall Way, Beckenham
Received 13 Jan 2022Oakdene, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Received 24 Jun 2024Flat 2, 96A Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE19 2AN
Received 8 Oct 2024Devonshire House, 29 - 31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Received 15 Dec 202139 Leamington Avenue, Bromley, BR1 5BJ
Received 26 Nov 2021204 Dunkery Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4HP
Received 11 Apr 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Bromley, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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